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Alamuti Lotus

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19. So unbelievably surprised.. or, not.

Reply to EFerrari (Reply #15)

Fri Jun 15, 2012, 06:44 AM

Jun 2012

At any point during this orgy of hypocrisy and invention, did Hillary happen to condemn her own gov't for expediting weapons shipments to Yemen, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the other Gulf dictators while they kill, kidnap, and torture their own respective opposition forces? Oh, right..."that's different".

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US: Russia Sending Syria Attack Helicopters [View all] Purveyor Jun 2012 OP

Russia is looking out for its own interests, the rest of the world be damned Hugabear Jun 2012 #1

I agree DreamSmoker Jun 2012 #3

not really sure how that will reflect well on Russia PatrynXX Jun 2012 #7

Russia see's this differently. They still suffer from the fear of encirclement may3rd Jun 2012 #10

Putin is Chimpy with brains. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #17

Oh NO! Not good. imho nt snappyturtle Jun 2012 #2

Nice sale for Russia's armament industry. And they must think Assad is desperate if he needs pampango Jun 2012 #4

The arab league needs to grow a set of balls Lars77 Jun 2012 #5

"Let's you and them fight." I understand the FSA is accepted volunteers, though. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2012 #6

Russia is to Syria as the US is to Israel. Pot, kettle, black. nt Poll_Blind Jun 2012 #8

You get it. And in only a few words. eom truth2power Jun 2012 #13

"X" was to North Vietnam as "Y" was to South Vietnam. Calling the pol pot kettle black may3rd Jun 2012 #14

Obama said the Russians are sending attack helicopters may3rd Jun 2012 #9

If what I've been reading lately is correct... davidthegnome Jun 2012 #11

Putin wants to be a dictator. YellowRubberDuckie Jun 2012 #12

I find it hard to take a real opinion on this... octothorpe Jun 2012 #23

When I heard this claim by Clinton I knew it was b.s. EFerrari Jun 2012 #15

Nice catch! Nihil Jun 2012 #18

It really doesn't change a damn thing. joshcryer Jun 2012 #21

So unbelievably surprised.. or, not. Alamuti Lotus Jun 2012 #19

Exactly. EFerrari Jun 2012 #20

+1 harun Jun 2012 #22

It ain't just US arms dealers who profit from war. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #16

Russia is the "Wal-Mart" of weapon sales. quantity on the cheap may3rd Jun 2012 #24

Good analogy! Odin2005 Jun 2012 #25

I'm totally shocked Russia's troop deployment in Syria didn't get a post in LBN. Now it's too late. joshcryer Jun 2012 #26

It's the fucking Cold War all over again. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #27

Except we have a sane person in the White House. joshcryer Jun 2012 #28